Abstract: A method according to the teachings of the present disclosure may include disposing a sheath around a conductor assembly, with an outer surface of the sheath defining spaced apart crowns and valleys. An outlet of at least one ink jet print head may be positioned adjacent the sheath at an angle of 60 degrees to 120 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis of the sheath. The method may also include using at least one ink jet print head to print marking indicia on the sheath, the marking indicia indicating at least characteristic of the electrical cable assembly.

Abstract: An electrostatic oiling system for use with single blanks in batch systems having an open spray chamber without the need for a negative vacuum chamber. Further, the provided electrostatic oiling system may utilize induction beams and a charge wall that allows for utilization of a smaller vacuum system. Further, the provided electrostatic oiling system may provide variable blank coverage without the need for metered pumps.

Abstract: A circuit forming method including a first wiring forming step of forming a first metal wiring on a resin layer, and a second wiring forming step of forming a second metal wiring on the first metal wiring, in which a Young's modulus of the first metal wiring and a Young's modulus of the second metal wiring are different from each other.

Abstract: In an example method, a water-soluble protective coating solution is applied over a bonding region and either i) a patterned region of a patterned structure or ii) a lane region of a non-patterned structure. The patterned region includes depressions having at least a polymeric hydrogel therein, and interstitial regions separating the depressions. The lane region includes a lane having at least the polymeric hydrogel therein. The water-soluble protective coating solution is dried to form a solid coating or a gel coating over the bonding region and over either i) the patterned region or ii) the lane region. Portions of the solid coating or the gel coating are selectively removed from the bonding region while leaving other portions of the solid coating or the gel coating over either i) the patterned region or ii) the lane region.

Abstract: Disclosed are coating equipment and a coating method. The coating equipment comprises a coating die and a slurry parameter detector. The coating die comprises a first slot, a second slot, a first adjusting mechanism and a second adjusting mechanism. Through the arrangement of the first adjusting mechanism and the second adjusting mechanism, adjustment of the flow rate of slurry circulating in the first slot and the second slot can be realized, and parameters of coated slurry are detected by a slurry parameter detector, and are then compared with preset values, and comparison results are fed back to the first adjusting mechanism and the second adjusting mechanism for adjustment of the first adjusting piece and the second adjusting piece, so that automatic adjustment of double-layer die coating is realized, the debugging effectiveness is greatly improved, and the coating efficiency is further improved.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers exhibiting one or more indicia on a substrate, said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer and in the form of one or more indicia, and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer and the one or more indicia with a curing unit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a body for a sanitary fitting that involves the following steps: provision of the body, wherein the body contains at least partially a zinc alloy and has at least one area for guiding a liquid; and coating the at least one area using an anti-corrosion coating, wherein the anti-corrosion coating is at least partially formed of a polymeric material.

Abstract: A method for preserving cavities by applying a protective layer to the interior of a hollow body. The method uses a mixing nozzle unit coupled to a rotor unit. The mixing nozzle unit is rotated about an axis of rotation and has a mixing nozzle. The mixing nozzle unit has two supply channels for the cavity preservative and for gas for atomizing the cavity preservative. The supply channels run in the direction of the axis of rotation and conduct cavity preservative and atomizing gas separately to the mixing nozzle. The mixing nozzle unit is inserted into the hollow body in the direction of the axis of rotation through an opening in the hollow body. The cavity preservative is discharged in atomized form, and the mixing nozzle unit is rotated about the axis of rotation relative to the hollow body during the discharging or between a plurality of discharging phases.

Abstract: Systems and methods of electrostatically spraying a treatment solution are disclosed that include electrostatically charging, by a cartridge assembled with a handheld portable electrostatic device, a treatment solution. The handheld portable electrostatic device can include a housing, the cartridge removably disposed in the housing. The cartridge can include a cartridge housing, at least one electrode to electrostatically charge and ionize molecules of the treatment solution of the cartridge, and a nozzle positioned at a distal end of the cartridge housing, the nozzle of the cartridge being configured to deliver the electrostatically charged treatment solution and configured to be in fluid communication with an air supply tube in fluid communication with a pump in the housing.

Abstract: Solid-state branching and/or crosslinking of aliphatic polyamide or polyester articles is achieved using a topical approach. A surface of the article is coated with a composition that includes a polyene and a free radical initiator. The article and applied coating are then heated to induce branching and/or crosslinking in the polyamide or polyester. This is performed below the crystalline melting temperature of the polyamide or polyester, or in the case of a fabric, below the melting temperature of the fibers in the fabric. Fabrics treated in this manner exhibit reduced or even no dripping in vertical flame tests.

Abstract: A coating system includes a first robot configured to open an opening/closing portion of a vehicle body and a second robot configured to coat an interior of the vehicle body through the opening/closing portion opened by the first robot. The first robot has a first base via which the first robot is mounted to a structure forming a coating area. The second robot has a second base via which the second robot is mounted. The second base is mounted below the first base in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A production method for growing a carbon nanotube assembly on a substrate having a catalyst on a surface thereof. In this production method, in each of a formation unit that carries out a formation step of reducing a catalyst on the substrate and a growth unit that carries out a growth step of growing a carbon nanotube assembly, the substrate is continuously being conveyed using conveyance units that convey the substrate by screw rotations. In carrying out the formation step and the growth step, these steps are carried out while the gas environments in these steps are prevented from mixing with each other.

Abstract: Methods and systems for coating metal substrates are provided. The methods and systems include sequential application of low flow and high flow powder coatings followed by a single heating step to provide a cured coating. The methods and systems include a marker that allows coating uniformity to be monitored and assessed during application. The described methods provide coatings with optimal surface smoothness and edge coverage.

Abstract: In one aspect of an inventive concept, a product includes a substrate and a material formed from a precursor powder, where the material includes a plurality of particles from the precursor powder deposited on the substrate. The plurality of particles have structural characteristics defined by an impact of the particles on the substrate and/or on previously deposited particles. Moreover, the material has a microstructure, where the microstructure of the material is substantially the same as a microstructure of the precursor powder. The microstructure of the material is characterized by at least one property, where the at least one property is substantially the same as a corresponding at least one property of the precursor powder.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber having a processing space in which a substrate is plasma-processed, and having a transparent window; a gas flow unit supplying and discharging process gas to the processing chamber; and a laser irradiator irradiating a laser for heating the substrate to be selectively atomic layer-processed for each of a plurality of thin films formed on the substrate through the transparent window from an external space of the processing chamber.

Abstract: A shingle includes a substrate having an asphalt coating on a top surface of the substrate and on a bottom surface of the substrate. A surface layer of granules is embedded in the asphalt on the top surface of the substrate. A backdust layer of particles is embedded in the asphalt on the bottom surface of the substrate. A sealant is disposed on the backdust. A hydrophobic material is applied to the sealant.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes: a levitation stage transferring a substrate in a first direction and including first areas and second areas, which are arranged in a second direction that is different from the first direction; a plurality of rollers installed in the first areas and transferring the substrate; a plurality of first vacuum holes installed in the first areas and sucking the air at first pressure; and a plurality of second vacuum holes installed in the second areas and sucking the air at second pressure that is different from the first pressure.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide a solution for efficiently generating high density plasma for a physical vapor deposition (PVD). The present solution includes a vacuum chamber for a PVD process. The system can include a target located within the vacuum chamber for sputtering a material onto a wafer. The system can include a resonant structure formed by an antenna and a plurality of capacitors. The resonant structure can be configured to provide a pulsed output at a resonant frequency. The resonant structure can be configured to generate, via the antenna and based on the pulsed output, a plasma between the target and a location of the wafer to ionize the material sputtered from the target.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a shower head provided above a substrate supporter; a gas supply pipe extending vertically above a chamber to be connected to an upper center of the shower head; an introducer through which the gas supply pipe passes and into which an electromagnetic wave of a VHF or higher is introduced to activate a gas; and an electromagnetic-wave supply path connected to the gas supply pipe. The introducer has a first dissociation space arranged upstream of the shower head and to which a first gas is supplied. The chamber has a second dissociation space between the substrate supporter and the shower head. The first gas dissociated in the first dissociation space and a second gas from the gas supply pipe are joined in the second dissociation space where they are dissociated by a radio-frequency wave having a frequency lower than that of the electromagnetic wave.

Abstract: A touch screen display that includes a touch screen user interface having a plurality of layers that includes a top surface layer. The display includes a coating composition coating the top surface layer. The coating composition includes metal-modified cerium oxide nanoparticles (mCNPs) having a predominantly 3+ cerium surface charge and in a range of about 3-30 nm in size and in an amount that is in a range of about 1 weight percentage of a mixture having a binder and the mCNPs and m is an antimicrobial promoting metal that is non-ionizing. The touch screen display is incorporated into various machines or electronic devices. The coating composition forms a self-disinfecting surface that is optically transparent.